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| Originally Posted by [b Quote[/b] (Phil Ennis @ Aug. 11 2003,21:28)]Just ordered my twins and bought the Halcyon backplate harness and wing. Big decision now as to which is the best lamp. Any advice from those using them would be appreciated. By the way, just for the record I am not DIR but am very impressed with the kit and configuration  |
I've got a Pro6 18w HID and for general UK diving it's brilliant. Burn time is good and the 18w lamp is really bright.
Unfortunatly they don't make them any more though they do a version called the Proteus that has SLA batteries that's roughly the same size.
I prefer the SLA's myself as it forms part of my weighting but YMMV.
I would personally recommend the 18w HID over the 10. The 10 is ok but everone I know who has bought one has ended up buying an 18w sooner or later.
It all comes down to how much money you have to spend. If you can afford the Helios 9 then go for it. Remember though that at some point you will need to replace the battries and NMIH are a _LOT_ more expensive than SLA.
Don't forget, you'll need some money left over for the DIR-F course. Go on, you know you want to really
